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HB 235 

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Copy 1 Sn^^l SENATE COMMITTEE PRINT 



IMPORTED MERCHANDISE 
and RETAIL PRICES 



LETTER FROM THE 
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY 

TRANSMITTING 

PURSUANT TO REQUEST OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE 
ON FINANCE, A REPORT BY THE TREASURY DEPART- 
MENT ON FOREIGN AND LANDED VALUATION OF ' 
IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND THE RETAIL 
SELLING PRICE IN THE UNITED STATES OF 
THE SAME COMMODITIES 



Printed for the use of the Committee on Finance, 
United States Senate, July 31, 1922 



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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

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COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. 
PORTER J. McCUMBER, North Dakota, Chairman, 



REED SMOOT, Utah. 

ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTB, Wisconsin. 
WILLIAM r. DILLINGHAM, Vermont. 
GEORGE P. McLEAN, Connecticut. 
CHARLES CURTIS, Kansas. 
JAMES E. WATSON, Indiana. 
WILLIAM M. CALDER, New York. 
HOWARD SUTHERLAND, West Virginia. 



FURNIFOLD M. SIMMONS, North Carolina. 
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS, Mississippi. 
ANDRIEUS A. JONES, New Mexico. 
PETER G. GERRY, Rhode Island. 
JAMES A. REED, Missouri. 
DAVID I. WALSH, Massachusetts. 



Robert W. Farrar, Clerk. 



LiBnARt OF CONQKIrSS 

KECftlVEO 

NOV 219M 

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IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 



For the purpose of obtaining official information concerning foreign 
values of imported merchandise and the retail selling price of this 
merchandise to the American consumer, the Treasury Department 
and the Senate Finance Committee undertook a joint investigation. 
At the request of the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee the 
Secretary of the Treasury ordered the Appraiser of merchandise at 
the port of New York, where 75 per cent of our imports are received, 
to report the facts from Government records showing the country of 
origin, the foreign value, transportation and other charges, the duty 
paid, and total landed cost of a large number of articles purchased 
by consumers in New York by request of representatives of the 
Finance Committee. 

On June 9, 1922, the Secretary of the Treasury transmitted the 
appraiser's report, together with the exhibits, to the Senate Finance 
Committee, accompanied by the following letter: 

Treasury Department, 

Washington, June 9, 1922. 

Hon. P. J. McCUMBER, 

Chairman Committee on Finance, United States Senate. 

My Dear Mr. Chairman: Referring to your letter bearing date of May 6, and in 
harmony -with yoiu' telephonic request of some weeks ago, the following information 
concerning various articles of foreign origin is submitted herewith for the use of your 
committee: Country of origin,. foreign cost, diarges, duty (rate and amount), and total 
landed cost. ....... 

/ This data was prepared in the office of the appraiser of merchandise at the port of 

/ New York from invoices and entries on file in the customs office at that port. Each 

/ sheet submitted bears an identification letter and number corresponding to the letter 

/ and number appearing on theparticTlI^*^tt{cle't(/whi*ch-tlife sheet relates, the articles 

I representing identical items of merchandise, or duplicates thereof, covered by the 

1 invoice and entry from which the data was secured. 

\ The exhibits in question were presented to the appraiser's office and inspected and 
^identified by examiners who pass upon the particular lines of merchandise involved. 
Proper record has been kept by the appraiser of invoices and other sources of informa- 
tion, and the exhibits have been forwarded to your committee under customs super- 
vision. 

Additional information of this kind is being prepared by the appraiser and its sub- 
mission to the Finance Committee will be expedited. 
The sheets mentioned are submitted in quadruplicate. 
Very truly yours, 

A. W. Mellon, Secretary. 

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2 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 

The articles which make up the tariff exhibit cover a wide range of 
both necessities and luxuries, from common floor cloths, soap, shoes, 
knives, scissors, flatirons, and curling rods to silk embroidered lingerie, 
fancy clocks, laces, linens, hats, chinaware, doilies, pipes, cutlery, and 
toys. This list could be extended indefinitely to embrace thousands 
of articles. 

These articles were manufactured in more than a score of different 
coimtries, including China, Japan, England, France, Italy, Germany, 
Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Belgium, Spain, Holland, 
Denmark, and Switzerland, where the cost of production and of labor 
are far below similar costs in the United States, due to a variety of 
conditions, from depreciated money to lower standards of living and 
sanitation, longer hours of work and child labor. 
/ On the following pages will be found photographs of foreign articles 
and accompanying each the sales slip showing the retail seUing price 
together with a brief report of the United States Government ap- 
praiser of the foreign value, landed costs, etc., of these commodities 
when they passed through the United States customhouse. The 
facts concerning the additional exhibits are given without photo- 
graphs, although the original invoices and receipts are in the pos- 
session of the Finance Committee. 

In many cases the importer was also the retailer; in other cases, the 
importer has made his profit between the importation and the retail 
sale. In any event it will be noted that the landed cost to the im- 
porter of any article limits the selling price which an American 
manufacturer could secure for a similar or comparable article. If 
goods from abroad can be landed at a certain cost to the importer, 
the American manufacturer will have to meet this cost in order to 
compete with these imported articles on the basis of that landed cost. 
In submitting tliis report on the tariff exhibit to the Senate, the 
Finance Committee calls attention to the following facts established by 
the joint investigation of the Treasury Department and the committee : 

1. The low cost of foreign production. 

2. The low duty collected by the Government. 

3. The vast amount and percentage of spread between the foreign 
value and American retail selling price, and the total landed cost and 
price to the consumer. 

4. That the duty collected and the duty proposed in the pendmg 
tariff bill should not increase the price of this merchandise to the 
consumer. 

5. That the duty proposed by the pending biU wiU in no instance 
stop importation. 

6. That the importer can easily pay the tariff duties without 
increasing the retail selling price. In other words, the spread be- 
tween the foreign purchase price and the selling price by the importer 
is sufficient to absorb the tariff duty many times over without any 
increase of the selling price of any of these imported products. 



IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL, PRICES. S 

EXHIBITS ACCOMPANYING TREASURY REPORT. 

The following data and photographs accompany the report of the 
Secretary of the Treasury, dated June 9, 1922, relative to the inves- 
tigation of imported merchandise and the retail selling price of the 
same in the United States: 

Note. — The articles of merchandise of these exhibits are in the possession of the 
Committee on Finance, United States Senate. 

Exhibit 1. 

LADIES' KID GLOVES, 16 BUTTON", 24 INCHES. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (per pair) 79^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 3^ cents. 

Duty (rate, $4.50 per dozen pair) 37 J cents. 

Landed cost in the United States $1. 20^ 

Retail price in the United States 6. 95 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 477% 

Article purchased from Rothchild & Co., Chicago, 111., June 12, 
1922. 



Exhibit 2. 

BRIAR PIPE. 

Country of origin England. 

Value in England $4. 32 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .10 

Duty (rate, 50 per cent) 2.16 

Landed cost in the United States 6. 58 

Retail price in the United States 25. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 280% 

Article purchased from Alfred Dunhill of London, 514 Fifth 
Avenue, New York City, May 27, 1922. 



4 imported merchandise atv^d retail prices. 

Exhibit 3. 

/^PIE PLATE, METAL. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 7-^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 25 per cent) 1 ^ cents. 

"Handed cost in the United States 10 1^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 29 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 181% 

■ Article purchased from R. H. Macy & Co., New York City, May 
'j25, 1922. 

Exhibit 4. 

TABLE KNIFE. 

Country of origin _ Germany. 

Value in Germany (each) 2% cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) T^m cent. 

Duty rate (30 per cent) ^^ cent. 

Landed cost in the United States ^t^j ceiits. 

Retail price in the United States 30 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 679% 

Article purchased from Gimbel Bros., New York City, May 26, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 1, opposite page. 



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Fig. 1. 



6 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 5. 

GLASS LAMP DOME, GREEN CASE. 

Country of origin Czechoslovakia. 

Value in Czechoslovakia 28po cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 4^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 45 per cent) ^^to cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 45^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1. 74 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 280% 

Article purchased from R. H. Macy & Co., New York City, May 
26, 1922. 

Exhibit 6. 

GLASS LAMP CHIMNEY (DUPLEX). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany ^-riu ceiits. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 1^^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 45 per cent) 1 3^2 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States ^Tm cents. 

Ketail price in the United States 23 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 258% 

Article purchased from R. H. Macy & Co., New York City, May 26, 
1922. 
For photograph see Figure 2, opposite page. 



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8 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 7. 

MUSTARD FRUIT (IN TIN). 

Country of origin Italy. 

Value in Italy 23 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) 4^^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States . 28 cents. 

Retail price in the United States 75 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 1 67% 

Article purchased from Joseph Personeni, 496 West Broadway, 
New York City, June 2, 1922. 



Exhibit 8. 

BRIAR PIPE. 

Country of origin England. 

Value in England 66 ^^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) - 10 cents. 

Duty (rate 50 per cent) S3^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States $1. 09y^o 

Retail price in the United States 5. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 357% 

Article purchased from J. Wallack Son (Inc.), 36 West Thirty- 
third Street, New York City, May 26, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 3, opposite page. 



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10 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 9. 
FLATIRON, ELECTRIC. 

[Note retail price in Exhibit 10.] 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 59 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 5^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) lli^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 76^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $5. 50 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 617% 

Article purchased from Zuckerman Electric & Machine Co., 66 
West Twenty-first Street, New York City, May 26, 1922. 



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Exhibit 10. 

FLATIRON, ELECTRIC. 

[Note retail price in Exhibit 9]. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 59 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 5-^ cents. 

Duty (rate 20 per cent) Uttt cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 76^;^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $6. 50 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 747% 

Article purchased from Zuckerman Electric & Machine Co., 66 West 
Twenty-first Street, New York City, June 10, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 4, opposite page. 



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12 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 

Exhibit 11. 

lADIES' KID GLOVES, UNDER 14 INCHES. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (per pair) 38^% cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 2-^ cents. 

Duty (rate, $2 per dozen pairs) ^^to cents. 

Landed cost in the United States . 57^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $2. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 244% 

Article purchased from the Reid Corset Shop, 1077 Broadway, 

Brooklyn, N. Y. (1922). ♦ 



Exhibit 12. 

LADIES' LAMBSKIN GLOVES, WRIST STRAP. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (per pair) 27}4 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 4 ^^^ cents. 

Duty (rate $2.25 per dozen pairs) 18 3^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 50 3^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $2. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 298% 

Article purchased from National Glove & Corset Co., 2893 Third 
Avenue, New York City, May, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 6, opposite page. 



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14 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 13. 

SILK NIGHTGOWN (LACE TRIMMED). 

Country of origin Belgium, 

Value in Belgium S13. 34 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .35 

Duty (rate, 60 per cent) 8. 00 

Landed cost in the United States 21.69 

Retail price in the United States 60. GO 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 176% 

Article purchased from A. N. Saab, 16 West Fifty-seventh Street, 
New York City, June 8, 1922. 



Exhibit 14. 

SIIK BLOOMER AND CHEMISE (ONE SET). 

Country of origin _ Belgium. 

Value in Belgium $17.51 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .45 

Duty (rate 60 per cent) 10.60 

Landed cost in the United States 28.46 

Retail price in the United States 90.00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 216% 

Article purchased from A. N. Saab, 16 West Fifty-seventh Street, 
New York City, June 7, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 6, opposite page. 



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16 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 15. 
SALAD OR BERRY SET, CHINA. 

Country of origin Japan. 

Value in Japan 96 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 15 cents. 

Duty (rate, 55 per cent) 53 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States $1. 64 

Retail price in the United States 4. 75 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 189% 

Article purchased from R. H. Macy & Co., New York -City, May 
22, 1922. 

Exhibit 16. 

MARBLE STATUE AND BRONZE CHAIR. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany $6. 08 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .97 

Duty (rate, 16 per cent) .91 

Landed cost in the United States 7. 96 

Retail price in the United States 68. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 753% 

Article purchased from Schwartz Bros., 1454 Broadway, New York 
City, June 2, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 7, opposite page. 



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18 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 17. 
MUSICAL ALARM CLOCK. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany $1. 18 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 12 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) . 35^^ 

Landed cost in the United States : 1, 65^ 

Retail price in the United States 5. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 202% 

Article purchased from Morris Wortis, 174 Grand Street, Brook- 
lyn, N. Y., June 5, 1922. 



Exhibit 18. 

CUCKOO CLOCK. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 94 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 4^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) 28 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States • $1. 26 j^ 

Retail price in the United States 22. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 1636% 

Article purchased from Peter Korn & Sons, Fifth Avenue and Four- 
teenth Street, New York City, June 2, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 8, opposite page. 



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20 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 19. 
CHENILLE VEILING, SILK. 

Country of origin France. 

Value in France (per yard) lOyw cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) Iwo c^nts. 

Duty (rate, 60 per cent) ^t^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 1 18^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 50 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 1 70% 

Articles purchased from John Wanamaker, New York City, June 7, 
1922. 



Exhibit 20. 

LINEN TOWELS, HEMSTITCHED. 

Country of origin Ireland. 

Value in Ireland (per dozen) $14. 82 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .52 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 5. 18-j^ 

Landed cost in the United States 20. 52-i^ 

Retail price in the United States 65. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 216% 

Article purchased from James McCutcheon, Fifth Avenue and Thir- 
ty-fourth Street, New York City, May 16, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 9, opposite page. 



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22 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 

Exhibit 21. 

TABLE LAMP, ELECTRIC. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany $2. 60 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .60 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) 52 

Landed cost in the United States 3. 72 

Retail price in the United States 12. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 219% 

Article purchased from Oscar O. Friedlaender Co., 40 Murray 
Street, New York City, May 22, 1922. 



Exhibit 22. 

( MARCEL IRON. 

Country of origin . Germany. 

Value in Germany ^t^o cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -^^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) l^s^ cents. 

'landed cost in the United States l^yVg- cents. 

Retail price in the United States. $1. 39 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 1012% 

Article purchased from R. H. Macy & Co., New York City, May 22, 
1922. 
For photograph see Figure 10, opposite page. 



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24 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 23. 

"SPEARS" WILD WEST STENCH (TOY). 

Country of origin : . . Germany. 

Value in Germany . . 3^^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 9^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 1 cent. 

Landed cost in the United States 13^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 50 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 260% 

Article purchased from Terminal Toy Shop, New York City, 1922. 



Exhibit 24. 

JOINTED DOLL. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 37 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 60 cents. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 13 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States -. $1.10 

Retail price in the United States 4.60 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 309% 

Article purchased from F. A. 0. Schwarz, Fifth Avenue and Thirty- 
first Street, New York City, May 31, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 11, opposite page. 



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Fig. 11. 



26 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 25. 

VALENCIENNES LACE (COTTON). 

Country of origin France. 

Value in France (per yard) 1 ^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -jIqL cent. 

Duty (rate, 60 per cent and 7 cents per pound) ^^ cent. 

Landed cost in the United States 1 iiro cents. 

Retail price in the United States 5 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 153% 

Article purchased from Stern Bros., New York City (1922). 



Exhibit 26. 







AMBER BEADS. 

Country of origin Grermany . 

Value in Germany 62 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) l^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) 12^% cents. 

/ Landed cost in the United States 76 cents. 

I Retail price in the United States $12.50 

\ Percentage of retail price to landed cost 1544% 

\ Article purchased from Gimbel Bros., New York City, June 6, 1922. 
\ For photograph see Figure 12, opposite page. 



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Fig. 12. 



28 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 27. 

PADLOCK. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 2^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -j^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) - i^ cent. 

Landed cost in the United States 3^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 25 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 581 % 

Article purchased from Louis Rice, 272 Bowery, New York City, 
May 26, 1922. 

Exhibit 28. 

LUNCH KIT. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 34 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 3 cents. 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) 7 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States . 44 cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1. 50 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 240% 

Article purchased from Nev-A-Hone Razor Strop Co., 1382 Broad- 
way, New York City, May 26, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 13, opposite page. 



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30 IMPORTED MEECHAFDISE AND EETAIL PRICES. 

Exhibit 29. 

CELERY SEED (PARIS GOLDEN SELF-BLEACHING). 
(3^-ounce package.) 

Country of origin France. 

Value in France 15|^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ff cent. 

Duty (rate, free) - 

Landed cost in the United States 16|-| cents. 

Retail price in the United States 55 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 241% 

Article purchased from Stumpp & Walter Co., 30 Barclay Street, 
New York City, June, 1922. 



Exhibit 30. 

WALKING CANE. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 16yV cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 2^^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) 6 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 24^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States . $1.50 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 515% 

Article purchased from D. Reid, 1478 Broadway, New York City, 
June 6, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 14, opposite page. 



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Fig. 14. 



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32 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 31. 

CARROT SEED (SELECTED CHANTENAY). 

(1 -ounce packgige.) 

Country of origin Denmark. 

Value in Denmark 3^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) y\ cent. 

Duty (rate, 3 cents per pound) -^^ cent. 

Landed cost in the United States 3^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 20 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 452% 

Article purchased from Stumpp & Walter Co., 30 Barclay Street,, 
New York City, June, 1922. 

Exhibit 32. 

CABBAGE SEED (COPENHAGEN MARKET). 

(34-ounce package.) 

Country of origin Denmark. 

Value in Denmark 1^^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -j-g-o cent. 

Duty (rate, 6 cents per pound) ywu cent. 

Landed cost in the United States 2^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 35 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 1567% 

Article purchased from Stumpp & Walter Co., 30 Barclay Street, 
New York City, June 12, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 16, opposite page. 



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34 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 33. 

STRAW HAT, MAN'S. 

Country of origin England. 

Value in England (each) 91^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 17-ro cents. 

Duty (rate, 40 per cent) 36-j^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States $1. 46^ 

Retail price in the United States 4. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 173% 

Article purchased from John David, Broadway and Thirty-second 
Street, New York City, May 26, 1922. 



Exhibit 34. 

STRAW HAT, MAN'S. 

Country of origin Italy. 

Value in Italy (each) 69^^^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 11 cents. 

Duty (rate, 40 per cent) 27i% cents. 

Landed cost in the United States $1. 07-j%^ 

Retail price in the United States 4. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 270% 

Article purchased from Saks & Co., New York City, May 26, 1922. 
For photograph, see Figure 16, opposite page. 



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36 imported merchattdise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 35. 

LADIES' SCHMASCHEN GLOVES. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (per pair) 27^^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 2^^^ cents. 

Duty (rate, $1 per dozen pairs) 8i^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 38 -j^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 156% 

Article purchased from Stern & Greenberg, One hundred and third 
Street and Columbus Avenue, New York City (1922). 



Exhibit 36. 

STRAW HAT, MAN'S. 

Country of origin England. 

Value in England (each) $1. 75 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) . 13| 

Duty (rate, 40 per cent) .70 

Landed cost in the United States 2.58^ 

Retail price in the United States 7.00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 170% 

Article purchased from John Wanamaker, New York City (1922). 
For photograph see Figure 17, opposite page. 



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38 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 

Exhibit 37. 

CORONATION CORD, COTTON (6 YARDS). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 7^^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -ro cent. 

Duty (rate, 25 per cent) : .. ._ l^o cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 9-^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 30 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 220% 

Article purchased from Gimbel Bros., New York Cit}^ (1922). 



Exhibit 38. 

LADIES' EMBROIDERED COTTON WAIST. 

Country of origin Austria. 

Value in Austria 20 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 7^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 60 per cent and 7 cents per pound) 12)^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 40 cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1. 35 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 237% 

Article purchased from Ernest Horvath, 2595 Broadway, New 
York City, June 7, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 18, opposite page. 



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Fig. 18. 



40 imported merchandise aistd retail prices. 

Exhibit 39. 

HAARLEM OIL. 

Country of origin ■- Holland. 

Value in Holland (per bottle) Vyfo cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ^-^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) 1t^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 8y^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 55 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost_ .. 526% 

Article purchased from M. CoAvard, New York City (1922). 



Exhibit 40. 

HAIR DRYER, ELECTRIC. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany $2.75 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .274^ 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) .55 

Landed cost in the United States Z.57^ 

Retail price in the United States 17.50 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 389% 

Article purchased from Knickerbocker Electrolier Co., 807 Sixth 
Avenue, New York City, May 26, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 19, opposite page. 



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Fig. 19. 



42 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 41. 

FLASH-LIGHT BULB. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (each) 2 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -^^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) 1% cent. 

Landed cost in the United States '^^nh cents. 

Retail price in the United States 10 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost. 249% 

Article purchased from New York Central Supply Co., 64 Third 
Avenue, New York City, May 26, 1922. 



Exhibit 42. 

SAUCE POT, ALUMINUM (BERLIN). 

Country of origin Germany, 

Value in Germany ^^7o cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 2^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 25 per cent) 7-^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 40 cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1.24 

y Percentage of retail price to landed cost 210% 

Article purchased from R. H. Macy & Co., New York City, May 
25, 1922. 

k For photograph see Figure 20, opposite page. 



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44 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 43. 
BURNT-OUT LACE, COTTON. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (per yard) lOj^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) l-jVo cents. 

Duty (rate, 60 per cent and 7 cents per pound) 63^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States. ^^tA cents. 

Retail price in the United States 70 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 270% 

Article purchased from Oliver A. Olsen, 79th Street and Broad- 
way, New York City, May 23, 1922. 

Exhibit 44. 

METAL-THREAD LACE. 

Country of origin France. 

Value in France (per yard) 57f^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 5^ cents- 
Duty (rate, 60 per cent) 34^^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 973^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $3.60 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 259% 

Article purchased from Lord & Taylor, New York City (1922). 
For photograph see Figure 21, opposite page. 



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45 




Fig. 21. 



46 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 45. 
BURNT-OTJT LACE, COTTON. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (per yard) 5-^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) yo cent. 

Duty (rate, 60 per cent and 7 cents per pound S}4 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 10 iV cents. 

Retail price in the United States 40 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 296% 

Article purchased from Oliver A. Olsen, Seventy-ninth and Broad- 
way, New York City, May 29, 1922. 



Exhibit 46. 

BUENT-OUT LACE, COTTON. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (per yard) 22 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 2 cents. 

Duty (rate, 60 per cent and 7 cents per pound) 14 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States - 38 cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1.95 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 413% 

Article purchased from Lord & Taylor, New York City, May 27, 
1922. 

For photograph see Figure 22, opposite page. 



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48 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 47. 

TABLE CLOCK, METAL. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 33 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) Iro cents 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) 9i^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 44i% cents. 

Retail price in the United States S 1 . 98 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 347% 

Article purchased from Pennsylvania Drug Co., Thirty-second 
Street and Seventh Avenue, New York City, May 26, 1922. 



Exhibit 48. 

CLOCK, 400-DAY. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany $1.70 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .06 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) .51 

Landed cost in the United States 2.27 

Retail price in the United States . — 30.00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 1221% 

Article purchased from Peter Korn & Sons, Fifth Avenue and 
Fourteenth Street, New York City, May 18, 1922. 
For photograph, see Figure 23, opposite page. 



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49 




Fig. 23. 



50 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 

Exhibit 49. 

EGG CUTTEE, ALUMINUM. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 6^^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -j^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) 1^^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States ^two cents. 

Retail price in the United States 49 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 488% 

Article purchased from Metropolitan Hardware Co., Church and 
Vesey Streets, New York City, June 1, 1922. 

Exhibit 50. 

SHEARS. 

Country of origin Q-ermany . 

Value in Germany (each) 15i% cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 1^^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) 4^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 21^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $2. 65 

Percentage of retail price tc landed cost 1127% 

Article purchased from Nev-A-Hone Razor Strop Co., 1382 Broadway, 
New York City, May 22, 1922. 

For photograph, see Figure 24, opposite page. 



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RAIS OF DUTY 



Ai:EHICAN RETAIL 2^1.33 PRICE_ 



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52 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 51. 

BAROMETER. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany S2. 82 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ._ .27 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) .57 

Landed cost in the United States 3. 66 

Retail price in the United States 12. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 228% 

Article purchased from E. B. Meyrowitz, 520 Fifth Avenue, New- 
York City, June 3, 1922. 

Exhibit 52. 

MICROSCOPE. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany $4. GO 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 1.54 

Duty (rate, 25 per cent) 1. GO 

landed cost in the United States 6.54 

Retail price in the United States 3G. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 358% 

Article purchased from Aitchison & Co., 483 Fifth Avenue, New 
York City, May 24, 1922. 

For photograph, see Figure 25, opposite page. 



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53 




Fig. 25. 



54 imported meechandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 53. 

CHINA TEA SET, 17 PIECES. 

Country of origin Japan. 

Value in Japan $1. 73 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .44 

Duty (rate, 55 per cent) . .95 

Landed cost in the United States 3.12 

Retail price in the United States 8. 95 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 187% 

Article purchased from Gimbel Bros., New York City, May 25, 
1922. 



Exhibit 54. 

r 

VCHINA DINNER SET, 100-PIECE. 

Country of origin France. 

Value in France $21.50 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 2.00 

Duty (rate, 55 per cent) 11.80 

Landed cost in the United States 35.30 

Retail price in the United States 134.00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 279% 

Article purchased from R. H. Macy & Co., New York City, June, 1922. 

For photograph, see Figure 26, opposite page. 



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56 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 55. 
VALENCIENNES LACE (COTTON). 

Country of origin France. 

Value in France (per yard) 1 1^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 60 per cent and 7 cents per pound) 1 cent. 

Landed cost in the United States 2^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 8 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost . -. 196% 

Article purchased from Stern Bros., New York City (1922). 



Exhibit 56. 

PEARL NECKLACE. 

Country of origin France. 

Value in France S12.25 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .98 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 4.28 

Landed cost in the United States ^ 18.26 

Retail price in the United States 150.00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 757% 

Article purchased from B. Altman & Co., New York City, May 31, 
1922. 

For photograph see Figure 27, opposite page. 

1 Includes 75 cents cost for American clasp. 



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57 




58 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 

Exhibit 57. 

CANDY JAR, BLUE CRYSTAL. 

Country of origin Czechoslovakia. 

Value in Czechoslovakia 49 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 11 cents. 

Duty (rate, 45 per cent) 22 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 82 cents. 

Retail price in the United States $2. 50 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 200% 

Article purchased from Stewart's Crystal Shop, 66 West Broad- 
way, New York City, June 1, 1922. 



Exhibit 58. 

RAZOR HONE. 

Country of origin Yugoslavia. 

Value in Yugoslavia 18ro cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 2^^ cents. 

Duty (rate, free) 

Landed cost in the United States . . . . 20^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1. GO 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost •_ 380% 

Article purchased from Sperry & Alexander Co., 79 Chambers 
Street, New York City, June 1, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 28, opposite page. 



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59 




60 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 

Exhibit 59. 

CHINA DINNER PLATE. 

Country of origin . Germany. 

Value in Germany 1 9^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 3^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 55 per cent) lOJ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 32^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 98 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 199% 

Article purchased from R. H. Macy & Co., New York City, May 25, 
1922. 



Exhibit 60. 

THERMOMETER, CLINICAL. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany ^^to cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 1 cent. 

Duty (rate, 45 per cent) 6^% cents. 

Landed cost in the United States ^^ru cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1. 50 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 575% 

Article purchased from J. A. Hetherington, Forty-second Street and 
Vanderbilt Avenue, New York City, June 3, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 29, opposite page. 



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62 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 

Exhibit 61. 
TOILET SOAP, UNPERFUMED. 

Country of origin France. 

Value in France (per cake) 10 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 2 cents. 

Duty (rate, 10 per cent) 1 cent. 

Landed cost in the United States . 13 cents. 

Retail price in the United States 60 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 361% 

Article purchased from Fraser & Co., 5 East Forty-seventh Street, 
New York City (1922). 



Exhibit 62. 

DENTAL MIRROR. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany ^t^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ^^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) 1^2^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States ^tSj cents. 

Retail price in the United States 35 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 442% 

Article purchased from S. Riegler, 210 East Twenty-third Street, 
New York City (1922). 

For photograph see Figure 30, opposite page. 



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64 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 63. 

CHINA VASE, HAND PAINTED, GOLD MEDALLION. 

Country of origin China. 

Value in China 70 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 8 cents. 

Duty (rate, 55 per cent) 38^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States $1. 16^ 

Retail price in the United States 3. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 157% 

Articles purchased from Soy Kee Co., 7 Mott Street, New York 
City, May 26, 1922. 



Exhibit 64. 

READING GLASS. 

Country of origin France. 

Value in France 66^2 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 13^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 25 per cent) . 16^2 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 96^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $3. 50 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 264% 

Article purchased from E. B. Meyrowitz, 520 Fifth Avenue New 
York City, June 3, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 31, opposite page. 



IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 



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RATS OF DUTY 



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66 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 

Exhibit 65. 

RIFLE (22 CALIBER, BOLT ACTION). 

Country of origin Belgium. 

Value in Belgium $1.09 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .15 

Dii ty (rate, 35 per cent) -38 

Landed cost in the United States 1.62 

Retail price in the United States 10. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 517% 

Article purchased from Davega Bros., New York City, May 26, 
1922. 

Exhibit 66. 

BIRD CAGE, WIRE. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany $1. 20 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .30 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) .24 

Landed cost in the United States 1. 74 

Retail price in the United States 11. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 532% 

Article purchased from W. Stoffregn, 124 Fourth Avenue, New York 
City, May 24, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 32, opposite page. 



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67 




68 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 67. 

CARVING SET. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany $2. 69 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -263% 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) • 80^^ 

Landed cost in the United States 3. 76y^ 

Retail price in the United States 1 5. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 298% 

Article purchased from Nev-A-Hone Razor Strop Co., 1382 Broad- 
way, New York City, May 22, 1922. 



Exhibit 68. 

RAZOR. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany ^^to cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 23I0 cents. 

Duty (rate, 65 per cent) 11^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 34^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $5. GO 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 1345% 

Article purchased from Parker & Battersby, 146 West Forty-second 
Street, New York City, May 22, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 33, opposite page. 



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69 




70 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 69. 

COD LIVER OIL. 

Country of origin. Norway. 

Value in Norway (per pint) '^Tm cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 2^^^ cents. 

Duty (rate, free) 

Landed cost in the United States ^t^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1. 25 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 1774% 

Article purchased from Fraser & Co., 5 Ea^t F^orty-seventh Street, 
New York City (1922). 

Exhibit 70. 

HAIR CLIPPER. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 13 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -. 2 cents. 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) 2^% cents. 

Landed cost in the United States l^xo cents. 

Retail price in the United States 85 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 383% 

Article purchased from Bloomingdale Bros., Fifty-ninth Street and 
Third Avenue, New York City, May 26, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 34, opposite page. 



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71 




Fig. 34. 



72 imported meechandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 71. 

GLASS ELECTRIC SHADE (FROSTILLA). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 3y^^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 2^^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 45 per cent) IM cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 7^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 25 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 222% 

Article purchased from Philip Libson Co., 143 Court Street, Brook- 
lyn, N. Y., May 26, 1922. 



Exhibit 72. 

MAGNIFYING GLASS. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany . 76 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 26 cents. 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) 22 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States $1. 24 

Retail price in the United States $12. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 869% 

Articles purchased from Schoenig Co., 8 East Forty-second Street, 
New York City, May 24, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 35, opposite page. 



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73 




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74 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 73. 

VACTJTJM BOTTLE (PINT). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 10-^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 1 cent. 

Duty (rate, 45 per cent) 4^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 16 cents, 

Retail price in the United States 75 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 368% 

Article purchased from Nev-A-Hone Razor Strop Co., 1382 Broad- 
way, New York City, May 26, 1922. 



Exhibit 74. 

ALUMINUM TEASPOON. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (each) tVo cent. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ^M^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) i-§"o cent. 

Landed cost in the United States . i^ cent. 

Retail price in the United States 4 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 580% 

Article purchased from R. H. Macy, New York City, May 26, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 36, opposite page. 



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75 




Fig. 36. 



76 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 75. 

THUMB TACKS, NO. 2 (IN BOX). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (per box) ItWct cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) _. I. _. tow cent. 
Duty (rate, 20 per cent) -^^ cent- 
Landed cost in the United States 1 1^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 12 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 607% 

Article purchased from New York Central Supply Co., 64 Third 
Avenue, New York City, May 26, 1922. 



Exhibit 76. 

TOOL SET (6 TOOLS ON A CARD). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (per set) • . - 4^^% cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) i% %% cent. 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) 1 cent. 

Landed cost in the United States 6two cents. 

Retail price in the United States 50 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 671% 

Article purchased from Winchester Co., New York City, May 23, 
1922. 

For photograph, see Figure 37, opposite page. 



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77 




Fig. 37. 



78 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 

Exhibit 77. 
PLATED WATCH, MEN'S. 

Country of origin Switzerland. 

Value in Switzerland 60 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) 18 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 78 cents. 

Retail price in the United States $3. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 284% 

Article purchased from H. Wortis, 242 Grand Street, Brooklyn, 
N. Y., June 5, 1922, 



Exhibit 78. 

SWISS WATCH (7-JEWEI). 

Country of origin Switzerland. 

Value in S witzerland $1. 00 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -01^ 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) .30 

Landed cost in the United States 1. 31^ 

Retail price in the United States 9. 45 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 616% 

Article purchased from Walter & Co., 182 Broadway, New York 
City, May 24, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 38, opposite page. 



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79 




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80 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 79. 

BLANCO SHOE CLEANER. 

Country of origin England. 

Value in England 6^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 1 5 per cent) -^-^ cent. 

Landed cost in the United States ^two cents. 

Retail price in the United States 25 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 206% 

Article purchased from B. Cohen, 89 Christopher Street, New York 
City, June 3, 1922. 



Exhibit 80. 

WATCH, MEN'S NICKEL. 

Country of orig-in . ... Germany. 

Value in Germany l^yV cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) 5 3% cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 22 t% cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 335% 

Article purchased from Geo. Daly & Co. (Inc.), 46 East Fourteenth 
Street, New York City, May 25, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 39, opposite page. 



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Fig. 39. 



82 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 81. 

POCKET KNIFE. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany . 19 j^o cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ^. _ Iyo cents. 

Duty (rate, 55 per cent) 10t% cents. 

Landed cost in the United States ^^tu cents. 

Retail price in the United States $3. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 843% 

Article purchased from Nev-A-Hone Razor Strop Co., 1382 Broad^ 
way, New York City, May 22, 1922. 



Exhibit 82. 

POCKET KNIFE, METAL HANDLE (IN CASE). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 57 j^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ^Tm cents. 

Duty (rate, 55 per cent) ai^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States ^^two cents. 

Retail price in the United States $8. 40 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 783% 

Article purchased from Edward Week & Son, 45 Nassau Street, New 
York City, May 26, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 40, opposite page. 



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83 




84 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 83. 

ROUND METAL CLOCK. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 20 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) 6 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 26^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 79 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 195% 

Article purchased from Pennsylvania Drug Co., Thirty-second 
Street and Seventh Avenue (in the station), New York City, May 
26, 1922. 

Exhibit 84. 

CARVED WOODEN CLOCK. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 6 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) j^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) 1^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 8 ^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $2. GO 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 2370% 

Article purchased from Peter Korn & Sons, Fifth Avenue and 
Fourteenth Street, New York City, June 2, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 41, opposite page. 



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85 




Sold 



Fig. 41. 



86 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 85. 

DOG MUZZLE, LEATHER. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 4^ cents, 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 3 cents. 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) 1 ^o cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 83^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1. 50 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 1664% 

Article purchased from Long Island Bird Store, Brooklyn, N. Y., 
June 1, 1922. 

Exhibit 86. 
METAL POT CLOTH. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (eacli) 2 1% cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 3€ cent. 

Duty (rate, 40 per cent) -^ cent. 

Landed cost in the United States 3^^ cents. 

Eetail price in the United States 12 cents 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 247% 

Article purchased from Lewis & Conger, Forty-fifth Street and 
Sixth Avenue, New York City (1922). 

For photograph see Figure 42, opposite page. 



IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 



87 




Fie. 42. 



88 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 87. 

BUTTONS, VEGETABLE IVORY (12-BTJTTON CARD). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (per card of 12 buttons) y*V cent. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ^wo cent. 

Duty (rate, 45 per cent) ^ cent. 

Landed cost in the United States -^^ cent. 

Retail price in United States 25 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 2.588% 

Article purchased from Stern Bros., New York City, June 2, 1922. 



Exhibit 88. 

SEWING BASKET (LEATHER AND WICKER). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany $1. 26 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .38 

Duty (rate, 30 per cent) . 37^^^ 

Landed cost in the United States 2. OlyV 

Retail price in the United States 7. 54 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 274% 

Article purchased from R. H. Macy & Co., New York City, June 1, 
1922. 

For photograph see Figure 43, opposite page. 



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89 




Fig. 43. 



90 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 89. 

BISCUITS AMARETTI (ALMOND MACAROONS). 

Country of origin Italy. 

Value in Italy (per pound) 18i% cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 25 per cent) 4^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 23^2^- cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1. GO 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 331% 

Article purchased from L. Bergonzi & Co., 132 Bleecker Street, 
New York City, June 2, 1922. 



Exhibit 90. 

APOLLINAEIS WATER. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (per bottle) 2^^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 1^ cents. 

Duty (rate 15 cents dozen bottles, 10 per cent on bottle) 1^ cents. 

landed cost in the United States 5^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 24 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 321% 

Article purchased from Park & Tilford, New York City, May 31, 
1922. 

For photograph, see Figure 44, opposite page. 



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92 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 

Exhibit 91. 

GENTLEMAN'S BELT, COWHIDE, BRASS BUCKLE. 

Country of origin England. 

Value in England 47-^0 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) S^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 50 per cent) — _ 14^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 65 cents. 

Retail price in the United States .'$2. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 208% 

Article purchased from Martin & Martin, 618 Fifth Avenue, New 
York City, June 2, 1922. 

Exhibit 92. 

MEN'S CLOCKED HOSE, COTTON. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 12t^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 1^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 50 per cent and 7 cents per pound) 6 J cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 19iw cents. 

Eetail price in the United States 65 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost . 227% 

Article purchased from J. P. Carey & Co., Grand Central Terminal, 
New York City, May 29, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 45, opposite page. 



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94 impokted merchandise and retail prices, 

Exhibit 93. 

TABLE COVER, COTTON (JAPANESE). 

Country of origin Japan. 

Value in Japan 76^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) llTS^-cents. 

Duty (rate, 30 percent) 22^^^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States "Si. 11 

Retail price in the United States - - 3. .50 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 215% 

Article purchased from Gimbel Bros., New York City, May 26, 1922. 



Exhibit 94. 

POLISHING CLOTH, COTTON. 

Country of origin Grermany . 

Value in'Germany ^^ cients. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) | cent. 

Duty (rate, 26 per cent) 1t% cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 6f cents. 

Retail price in the United States 30 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 344% 

Article purchased from Gimbel Bros., New York City, June 1, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 46, opposite page. 



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Exhibit 95. 
"KEY OF HEAVEN" (BIBLE). 

Country of origin Belgium, 

Value in Belgium 42^30 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 4^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 15 per cent) 6^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 53 cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1 .45 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 173% 

Article purchased from Benziger Bros., New York City (1922). 



Exhibit 96. 

SCRUB CLOTH, COTTON. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (each) 4^^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) y^^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 25 per cent) 1 j^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States . . 61^^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 26 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 290% 

Article purchased from R. H. Macy & Co., New York City, June 1, 
1922. 

For photograph see Figure 47, opposite page. 



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98 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 

Exhibit 97. 

BEADED DRESS TRIMMING. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (per yard) 5 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 50 per cent) 2^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 8y% cents. 

Retail price in the United States 25 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 204% 

Article purchased from A. I. Namm & Son, Brooklyn, N. Y., June 
12, 1922. 



Exhibit 98. 

LINEN TOWELS, HEMSTITCHED. 

Country of origin Ireland. 

Value in Ireland (per dozen) $3. 52 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .12 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 1. 23 

Landed cost in the United States 4. 87 

Retail price in the United States : - - 24. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 393% 

Article purchased from James McCutcheon, Fifth Avenue and 
Thirty-fourth Street, New York City, May 12, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 48, opposite page. 



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100 imported meechandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 99. 

RUBBER BALI (TOY). 

Country of origin Germany* 

Value in Germany 10^% cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ly^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 3,^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 15f cents. 

Retail price in the United States 65 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 312% 

Article purchased from F. A. O. Schwarz, Fifth Avenue and Thirty- 
first Street, New York City, May 31, 1922. 



Exhibit 100. 

SCHUCO MONKEY (TOY). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 19 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 5 cents. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) &r% cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 30^% cents. 

Retail price in the United States $2. GO 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 563% 

Article purchased from Gimbel Bros., New York City, May 31, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 49, opposite page. 



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102 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL. PRICES. 

ExraBIT 101. 

SILK VEILING. 

Country of origin France. 

Value in France (per yard) 20 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 1 cent. 

Duty (rate, 60 per cent) 12 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 33 cents. 

Retail price in the United States 85 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 157% 

Article purchased from Gimbel Bros., New York City, June, 1922. 



Exhibit 102. 

LINEN NAPKINS, MACHINE EMBROIDEKED. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (each) 6^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ^^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 60 per cent) ^iW cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 1 lyw cents. 

Retail price in the United States 45^% cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 313% 

Article purchased from John Wanamaker, New York City, June 2, 
1922. 

For photograph see Figure 60, opposite page. 



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104 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 103. 

TOY BOAT (METAL). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 16 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 19 cents. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 5 1% cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 40^ cents. 

Ketail price in the United States $ 1 . 50 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 270% 

Article purchased from R. Marcus, 532 West Two hundred and 
seventh Street, New York City (1922). 



Exhibit 104. 

JUMPING DOG (TOY). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 3 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 9 cents. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 3-j^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 21^0 cents. 

Retail price in the United States 85 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 303% 

Article purchased from Terminal Toy Shop, Pennsylvania Station, 
Seventh Avenue and Thirty-third Street, New York City, June 2, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 51, opposite page. 



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106 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES, 

Exhibit 105. 

CORNET (BRASS). 

Country of origin Czechoslovakia. 

Value in Czechoslovakia $9. 34 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 1. 40 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 3. 27 

Landed cost in the United States 14.01 

Retail price in the United States 38. 25 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 1 73% 

Article purchased . from Carl Fischer, 46 Cooper Square, New 
York City, June 2, 1922. 



Exhibit 106. 

BABY CARRIAGE (TOY). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 3 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.), estimated. 3 cents. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 1 J-^ cents. 

landed cost in the United States (estimated) 73^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 50 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 566% 

Aiticle purchased from Union News Co., New York City (1922). 
For photograph see Figure 62, opposite page. 



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108 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 107. 

VIOLIN. 

Country of origin , . . . Czechoslovakia. 

Value in Czechoslovakia . . $1. 15 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .17 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) . . .40 

Landed cost in the United States 1.72 

Retail price in the United States 4. 70 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 172% 

Article purchased from Carl Fischer, 46 Cooper Square, New York 
City, May 5, 1922. 



Exhibit 108. 

UNION STONE BUILDING BLOCKS, NO. 6 (TOY). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 21^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 6 j^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 36 per cent) 7^% cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 35 cents. 

Retail price in the United States $4.00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 1042% 

Article purchased from F. A. 0. Schwarz, Fifth Avenue and Thirty- 
first Street, New York City, June 6, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 53, opposite page. 



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110 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 109. 

ROULETTE WHEEL. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (each) SI. 76 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 1. 49 

Duty (rate, 20 per cent) .35 

Landed cost in the United States 3. 60 

Retail price in the United States 20. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 455% 

Article purchased from Fifth Avenue Gift Shop, 263 Fifth Avenue, 
New York City, June 2, 1922. 



Exhibit 110. 

LITTLE BASKET WORKER (TOY). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 3^^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 2^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) l^^o cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 7 1^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 60 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 585% 

Article purchased from Gimbel Bros., New York City, June 6, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 54, opposite page. 



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Exhibit 111. 

BRETONNE COTTON FOOTING. 

Country of origin England. 

Value in England (per yard) 1 1^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 60 per cent and 7 cents per pound) -^ cent. 

Landed cost in the United States 23^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 6 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 160% 

Article purchased from R. H. Macy & Co., New York City, May 26, 
1922. 



Exhibit 112. 

LEATHER SHOE LACES. 

Country of origin England. 

Value in England (per pair) 3^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) to cent. 

Duty (rate, free) 

Landed cost in the United States 3^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 26 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 590% 

Article purchased from Kirkpatrick, 132 Fulton Street, New York 
City, June 1, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 55, opposite page. 



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Exhibit 113. 

TOOTH BRUSH. 

Country ol origin Japan. 

Value in Japan (each) 1 1^2^. cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -^^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 3^^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 15^^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States. -. 50 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 221% 

Article purchased from Louis K. Liggett Co., New York City, 
June 6, 1922. 



Exhibit 114. 

HOT-WATER BOTTLE (RUBBER). 

Country of origin Austria. 

Value in Austria 683^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 3po cents. 

Duty (rate, 15 per cent) 93^^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States '^^to cents. 

Retail price in the United States $2. 75 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 260% 

Article purchased from Hetherington (drug store), 55 East Forty- 
second Street, New York City, May 26, 1922. 
For photograph see Figure 66, opposite page. 



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116 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 115. 

VIOIIN BRIDGES. 

Country of origin Czechoslovakia. 

Value in Czechoslovakia lyV cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 3^ cent. 

Landed co^ in the United States 2^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 10 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 335% 

Article purchased from Carl Fischer, 46 Cooper Square, New York 
City, May 5, 1922. 

Exhibit 116. 

ACCORDEON. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 87 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 9 cents. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) - 31 cents. 

Landed cost in the United States $1.27 

Retail price in the United States 5.00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 293% 

Article purchased from C. Meisel, Eighth Street and Third Avenue, 
New York City, June 3, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 67, opposite page. 



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118 IMPORTED MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL PRICES. 

Exhibit 117. 

COTTON LACE-EDGE DOILY, 12-INCH ROUND. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (each) 263*^ cents. 

Ctiarges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 2}^ cents. 

Duty (rate, 60 per cent and 7 cents per pound) 16t^o cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 45-^% cents. 

Retail price in the United States $1. 75 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 282% 

Article purchased from Gimbel Bros., New York City, May 27, 1922. 



Exhibit 118. 

COTTON LACE EDGING (UPHOLSTERY). 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany (per yard) 1^^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) ^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 3^2 cent. 

Landed cost in the United States 2^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 10 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 334% 

Article purchased from Stern Bros., West Forty-second Street, New 
York City, May 29, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 58, opposite page. 



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120 imported merchandise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 119. 

VIOLIN CASE. 

Country of origin Czechoslovakia. 

Value in Czechoslovakia 86 cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 13i% cents. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 30^^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States l $1. 30 

Retail price in the United States 3. 60 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 177% 

Article purchased from Oscar Schmidt (Inc.), 87 Ferry Street, 
Jersey City, N. J., May 31, 1922. 



Exhibit 120. 

VIOLIN. 

Country of origin Czechoslovakia. 

Value in Czechoslovakia $1. 15 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) .17 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) .40 

Landed cost in the United States 1. 72 

Retail price in the United States 6. 00 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 250% 

Article purchased from Oscar Schmidt (Inc.) , 87 Ferry Street, Jersey 
City, N. J., May 31, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 59, opposite page. 



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122 imported merchaistdise and retail prices. 

Exhibit 121. 

HARMONICA. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 3}/^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) -^^ cent. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 1^2^ cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 5y^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 50 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 886% 

Article purchased from Goetz & Co., 81 Court Street, Brookljn, 
N. Y., May 29, 1922. 



Exhibit 122. 

HARMONICA. 

Country of origin Germany. 

Value in Germany 6 ^^ cents. 

Charges (transportation, insurance, freight, etc.) 3% cent. 

Duty (rate, 35 per cent) 2^% cents. 

Landed cost in the United States 9-^ cents. 

Retail price in the United States 50 cents. 

Percentage of retail price to landed cost 449% 

Article purchased from New York Band Instrument Co., Ill East 
Fourteenth Street, New York City, June 2, 1922. 

For photograph see Figure 60, opposite page. 



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INDEX TO TARIFF EXHIBITS. 



Accordion 116 

Alarm clock , musical 18 

Aluminum: 

Egg cutter 50 

Sauce pot 42 

Teaspoon 74 

Amber beads 26 

Apollinaris water 90 

Baby carriage, toy 106 

Ball, rubber 100 

Barometer 52 

Basket, sewing 88 

Beaded dress trimming 98 

Beads, amber and pearl 26,56 

Belt, gentleman's 92 

Berlin sauce pot 42 

Berry set, china 16 

Bible, " Key of Heaven" 96 

Bird cage 66 

Biscuits Amaretti 90 

Blanco shoe cleaner 80 

Bloomer, silk 14 

Boat, metal toy 104 

Book (Bible) 96 

Bretonne footing 112 

Briar pipe 3, 8 

Building blocks, toy 108 

Bulb, flash-light 42 

Buttons 88 

Cabbage seed 32 

Candy jar 58 

Cane, walking 30 

Carrot seed 32 

Carving set 68 

Celery seed 30 

Chemise, silk 14 

Chenille veiling 20 

Chimney, glass lamp 6 

China ware : 

Berry or salad set 16 

Dinner plate 60 

Dinner set 54 

Tea set 54 

Vase 64 

Clinical thermometer 60 

Clipper, hair 70 

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Clocks: 

Cuckoo 18 

Carved wood 84 

400-day 48 

Musical alarm 18 

Round metal 84 

Table, metal 48 

Cloths : 

Metal-pot 86 

Polishing 94 

Scrub 96 

Cod-liver oil 70 

Cornet 106 

Coronation cord 38 

Cotton : 

Bretonne footing 112 

Coronation cord 38 

Doily, lace-edge 118 

Hose, men's 92 

Lace, burnt-out 44, 46 

Lace, Valenciennes 26, 56 

Lace edging 118 

Polishing cloth 94 

Scrub cloth 96 

Table cover 94 

Waist, ladies' 38 

Cowhide belt 92 

Cuckoo clock 18 

Curling iron 22 

Cutlery: 

Carving set 68 

Pocket knife 82 

Razor 68 

Shears 50 

Dental mirror 62 

Dinner plate, china 60 

Dinner set, china 54 

Dog, jumping (toy) 104 

Dog muzzle 86 

Doily, lace-edge 118 

Doll, jointed 24 

Dress trimming, beaded 98 

Egg cutter, aluminum 50 

Electric : 

Flatiron 10 

Hair dryer 40 



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Shade, glass 72 

Table lamp 22 

Flash-light bulb 42 

Flatiron, electric 10 

Footing, Bretonne cotton 112 

Fruit, mustard 8 

Glass: 

Candy jar 58 

Electric shade 72 

Lamp chimney 6 

Lamp dome 6 

Magnifying 72 

Reading ' 64 

Gloves: 

Ladies' kid 3, 12 

Ladies' lambskin 12 

Ladies' Schamauschen 36 

Haarlem oil 40 

Hair clipper 70 

Hair drier, electric 40 

Hair iron. Marcel 22 

Harmonica 122 

Hat, man's straw 34, 36 

Hone, razor 58 

Hose, men's clocked 92 

Hot-water bottle 114 

Irons: 

Electric flat 10 

Marcel 22 

Japanese table cover 94 

" Key of Heaven " (Bible) 96 

Kit, lunch 28 

Knife: 

Pocket 82 

Table 4 

Lace: 

Burnt-out 44, 46 

Edge doily 118 

Edging, cotton 118 

Metal-thread '. 44 

Valenciennes 26, 56 

Laces, shoe 112 

Ladies' bloomer and chemise, silk. 14 

Ladies' gloves 3, 12, 36 

Ladies' Marcel iron 22 

Ladies' nightgown, silk 14 

Ladies' waist, cotton 38 

Lamp chimney and dome 6 

Lamp shade 72 

Lamp, table 22 

Leather: 

Dog muzzle 86 

Shoe laces 112 

Gloves, ladies' 3. 12, 36 



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Linen napkins 102 

Linen towels , 20, 98 

Little basket worker (toy) 110 

Lunch kit 28 

Macaroons (biscuit) 90 

Magnifying glass 72 

Marble statue 16 

Marcel iron 22 

Man's belt 92 

Man's cane 30 

Man's hose 92 

Man's pipe 3, 8 

Man's straw hat 34, 36 

Man's watch 78, 80 

Metal-pot cloth 86 

Metal-thread lace 44 

Microscope 52 

Mirror, dental 62 

Monkey, Schuco (toy) 100 

Musical instruments: 

Accordeon 116 

Cornet 106 

Harmonica 122 

Violin 108, 120 

Violin bridges 116 

Violin case 120 

Mustard fruit 8 

Napkins, linen 102 

Necklace, pearl 56 

Nightgown, ladies' silk 14 

Oil: 

Cod-liver 70 

Haarlem 40 

Padlock 28 

Pearl necklace 56 

Pie plate 4 

Pipe, briar 3, 8 

Pocketknife 82 

Polishing cloth 94 

Pot cloth 86 

Razor 68 

Razor hone 58 

Reading glass 64 

Rifle 66 

Roulette wheel I. 110 

Sauce pot, aluminum 42 

Scrub cloth 96 

Seed: 

Cabbage and carrot 32 

Celery 30 

Sewing basket 88 

Shade, glass electric 72 

Shears 50 

Shoe cleaner, bianco 80 



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Shoe laces, leather 112 

Silk bloomer and chemise 14 

Silk nightgown 14 

Silk veiling 20, 102 

Soap, toilet 62 

Spears' toy stencil '24 

Statue, marble 16 

Stencil, toy 24 

Stone building blocks, toy 108 

Straw hat, man's 34, 36 

Swiss watch 78 

Table clock 48 

Table cover 94 

Table knife 4 

Table lamp 22 

Tea set, china 54 

Teaspoon, aluminum 74 

Thermometer 60 

Thermos bottle 74 

Thumb tacks 76 

Toolset 76 

Tooth brush 114 




Towels, liuei 

Toys: 013 724"885''''2' _ 

Baby carriage ,„. 

Ball, rubber 100 

Boat, metal 104 

Building blocks 108 

Dog, jumping 104 

Little basket worker 110 

Monkey, Schuco 100 

Stencil 24 

Trimming, beaded dress 98 

Vacuum bottle 74 

Valenciennes lace 26, 56 

Vase, china 64 

Veiling, silk 20, 102 

Violins 108, 120 

Violin bridges 116 

Violin case 120 

Waist, ladies' cotton 38 

Walking cane 30 

Watches 78, 80 

Wild west stencil (toy) 24 



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